Abstract
A quasi-geostrophic model of cyclogenesis in the lee of the Rocky Mountains treats the cyclogenesis as a forecasting problem and uses an initial value approach. The model consists of the interaction of a growing baroclininc wave with an infinitely long mountain ridge. This transient interaction simulates many of the observed features of the phenomena, including the formation of a lee trough concurrent with the poleward displacement of the incident low on the upstream side of the mountain and the development of a lee cyclone equatorward of the unperturbed storm track. Despite this development, the low is weakened by its interaction with the orography. -from Author
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1510-1522 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 16 |
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| State | Published - 1992 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atmospheric Science